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Kerala PSC HSA Social Science Recruitment Exam updated Syllabus 2014

Kerala PSC HSA Social Science updated Syllabus
Kerala Public Service Commissions ( KPSC ) Recruitment Exam for selection towards the posts of High School Assistants (HSA) in Social Science now has a revised Syllabus. Exams will be conduted as 2 parts. ie, PART A and PART B. Details of the Syllabus are given below:

KERALA PSC HSA Social Science RECRUITMENT EXAM SYLLABUS

PART AModule I : Renaissance and freedom movementModule II: General Knowledge and current affairsModule III: Methodology of teaching the subject

Vedic Age, Jainism and Buddhism.
Mauryas and Guptas.
State and Society in medieval India – Sultanate, Mughal and Vijayanagar.
Advent of Europeans – Birth and Growth of British power in India – Impact of Colonialism.
Emergence of Nationalism – Struggle for Freedom – Partition of India.
Sources of Kerala History – Jainism and Buddhism in Kerala.
Kerala in the Sangam Age – Perumals of Mahodayapuram – Bhakti Movement.
Rise of Modern Travancore – Resistance against Colonialism – Pazhassi Raja, Velu Thambi and Paliyathachan.
Renaissance in Kerala – Social and Religious reform movements.
National Movement in Kerala – Aikya Kerala Movement – Formation of Kerala State.

Module IV: Indian economy, Development Economics, Public Finance and Kerala Economy

Overview of Indian economy – Economic Planning – Five Year Pans in
India- Major Development Issues: Poverty, inequality, unemployment –
Concepts of Human Development: Measurement of Development – PQLI,
HDI – Concept of sustainable development – Structure of Taxes and
Expenditure of the Government – Concepts of Federal Finance –
Development Experience of Kerala – Demographic transition, gender issues,
migration and urbanization.

MODULE V Meaning, importance and approaches to the study of Political Science

Major concepts in Political Science- state, civil society, sovereignty
Political culture, political socialization
Federalism, rule of law, judicial review, Judicial activism,
Role of Political parties and pressure groups6.
Democracy- meaning and features - Direct and Indirect democracy -
Parliamentary and Presidential systems
Indian political system: salient features of the Indian Constitution,
Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy. Working
of Union and State Governments: A brief analysis
Human Rights- Meaning and importance, Universal Declaration of
Human Rights

MODULE VI

International Politics and Organizations. Diplomacy, Foreign Policy,Collective Security, Disarmament and Arms Control. UNO-Principal organs and functions. New trends: Globalization, WTO.
Public Administration. Principles of Organization, Bureaucracy: merits and demerits, New Public Administration, New Public Management, Development Administration, Significance of Local Self Government Institutions in India.
Political Thinkers: Plato, J S Mill, Aristotle, Rousseau, Marx, Gramsci and Gandhiji: Major contributions

Population – World population distribution, growth – migration – settlements – rural and urban – climatic regions of the world – Types of agriculture in the world - distribution of iron ore and coal in the world– distribution of industries in the world – iron and steel – cotton textiles. Physiography of India – drainage – climate – soils – forests – Distribution, growth and density of population in India - Distribution of rice, wheat, cotton and sugar cane in India. Irrigation and multipurpose projects of India.

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